Corey Peters: 'I think this is going to be an excellent season' for Robert Nkemdiche

Arizona Cardinals fans have been waiting for 2016 first-round pick Robert Nkkemdiche to break out and become the dominant force he has the potential to be. Entering his third season, teammate and veteran defensive tackle Corey Peters believes this is the season it happens.

“Physically, he has no issues,” Peters continued. “We’ve seen it time and time again that he’s a physical specimen. He’s got an incredible get-off. He’s very strong, all the physical tools you want, which is why he was a first-round pick.

“But it takes a lot more than that at this level, and I think he is starting to understand that. I have to study. I’m not going to just be able to run over everybody and use my physical gifts, so you have to actually play a technically sound position, and he’s picking up more and more of those things each and every day. He’s working extremely hard. I think this is going to be an excellent season for him and an excellent opportunity.”

Nkemdiche has been working with the starters in offseason work and has once again been physically dominating.

The question is whether or not it carries through to training camp and actual games.

“He’s been doing all the things he needs to do, which is all you can ask for,” said Peters. “This is time to show these things, and I think he will.”